Collected Essays (Complete Writings. Volume II) documents the evolution of Tàpies’ conscience throughout half a century. This unique source reveals the singularity, ambiguity, and paradox in a body of work that refuses to be classified within the categories of an era such as Informalism or Abstract Expressionism or to carry stylistic labels such as abstraction or figuration. Made up of six books plus an appendix of various essays, the volume presents the complete writings on art, culture, and public life by a postwar visual artist who has reflected deeply on ideas and values from a local, yet international perspective.